Chris Dyer's Creative Friends

Chris Dyer's Creative Friends

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Chris Dyer's Creative Friends episodes

  • #33- Dela (Visionary Artist)

    In this 33rd episode of Chris Dyer's Podcast he visits his friend Erik De La Cruz, aka Dela, at his home in Boulder, Colorado.  Dela is a Visionary Painter.  
    They talk about Boulder and Denver, his time in San Fransisco, the Womb, how the Bay Area changed, discovering the visionary art scene, live painting in Florida, the growth of psychedelic culture in Colorado, growing up in Baja California, Mexico and moving to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, the influences of Puerto Rican nature on his art, latino identity, speaking Spanish, drawing ninja turtles, selling art on the street in Florida and California, drawing pop culture, live painting at Rootwire and other music festivals, studio work and commissions, Tik-Tok failures, developing art skills before selling art, environmental subjects in his art and nude muses, eating healthy living things, using photography to help painting, painting techniques, aliens, psychedelics and visions, losing his fear of death, restoring the planet and spreading environmental awareness in art.

    1 hr 4 min
  • #32 - Dome Moon (Visionary Artist)

    In this 32nd episode of Chris Dyer's Podcast he visits his friend Dome Moon at her home in Crestone, Colorado.  Dome is a visionary artist.  They talk about her witch tower house in Crestone, Colorado, nearby religious centers and cults, why people are attracted to cults and how cult leaders exploit and abuse their followers, Crestone's Dark Skies initiative, alien and UFO visits and activities, what aliens do on their Earth visits, growing up in Lithuania, moving to the suburbs of Chicago, differences between Europe and America, making dark art and the evolution of her art, having a spontaneous spiritual awakening in the nature of Colorado, the benefits of isolation for creating art, the subjects of her art, her materials and studying at workshops in person and online, the Vision Train, finding communities online, her products, art subscriptions, using Tik-Tok, cheat codes to algorithms, the Visionary Muses, marrying her life partner, marriage ceremonies, same-sex marriage and living as a queer woman, tattoos and psychedelics.

    58 min
  • #31- Jack Shure (Low Brow Artist)

    In this 31st episode of the podcast Chris travels around Boulder, Colorado to visit his friend Jack Shure.  Shure is a low brow painter and dead-head.  
    They talk about how they met at an art workshop in Italy, Jack's origins in Nederland, Colorado, living on the road in California, Oregon and Mexico, life as a Dead Head and Grateful Dead fandom, sharing cultures and fan markets, Harley Davidsons, his mountaintop home near Boulder, Colorado, qualities of Colorado and the influx of new people, skateboarding and BMXs, learning how to paint in artist workshops, learning from Martina Hoffman, selling vs keeping paintings, his artworks and hidden messages, Jack's experiments with branding and products, selling art via galleries and collectors, teaching painting to juvenile offenders, and his engagement.

    59 min
  • #30- Randal Roberts (Visionary Artist)

    In this 30th episode of the podcast Chris travels to Boulder, Colorado to visit his friend Randal Roberts.  Roberts is a visionary art painter.  
    They talk about Randal and Morgan's new house in the mountains near Boulder, Colorado, how they met at the Rootwire Festival, how Randal started painting and took advice from Chris, art school vs experience and workshops, growing up with Alex and Allyson Grey, travelling around the country for a year and then settling in Oakland, California, getting pushed out by gentrification, blowing up at the Symbiosis Festival, Randal's Homer Simpson painting, Bill Hicks' influence, meeting and moving to Colorado with Morgan Mandala, painting at festivals with Amanda Sage, meeting Shpongle, alcohol abuse during COVID lockdowns, Joe Rogan, the effects of social media on society, collaborating with Morgan Mandala, teaching new artists, the history of their Bromance collaboration, LSD discoveries, DMT visions, and meeting an angel.

    1 hr 44 min
  • #29- Morgan Mandala (Visionary Artist)

    In this 29th episode of the podcast Chris travels to Boulder, Colorado to visit his friend Morgan Mandala.  Mandala is a visionary artist.  

    They talk about her new house with Randal Roberts, having natural spaces, moving to Colorado from Chicago, Colorado's art scene, visionary artists, origins of her artist name, the benefits of creating an art name, live painting, plain-air paintings in the mountains, collaborating with Randal Roberts, differences between female and male artists, the business of art, the risks of offending people, how art changed Morgan's world, psychedelic trips to Peru, acid trips, festival stories, her gold mine shaft, optimism for the planet.

    52 min
  • #28- Vincent Gordon (Psychedelic Pop Artist)

    In this 28th Episode of Chris Dyer's Podcast show, he goes to Colorado to interview his friend Vincent Gordon.  Gordon is a psychedelic pop artist.     They talk about living in Colorado and his roots in Chicago, the Colorado art community, building collaborations, how they met at the Chalice festival, getting into cannabis culture and propaganda, mainstream appreciation of cannabis, being framed by police as a young man, being a challenger, the visionary art community in Colorado, a forced pause, life changes and evolutions, escaping reality, staycations, jungle juice, his art, digital and studio painting, art business structures, self-acceptance, pop culture deprivation and celebration, the Grateful Dead, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Melty Bros collaboration with Aaron Brooks, racial discussions, dealing with abuse, supporting friends, Blue Bench, the responsibilities of public life, and art therapy.

    1 hr
  • #27- Ben Steward (Filmmaker)

    In this 26th Episode of Chris Dyer's Podcast show, he goes to Tennessee to interview his friend Ben Stewart (@Ben Joseph Stewart ).  Stewart is a musician and filmmaker for Gaia.com     

    They talk about traveling around the world and getting established in Tennessee, how they met, interviews for Waking Infinity, Ben's travels to Montreal, timeless wisdom, Ben's Google video film Esoteric Agenda, Youtube shows and Gaia shows, Magic Plant with Pete Evans, the responsibility of influencing with art, the Zeitgeist media festival, Burning Man, art and consciousness, David Icke, Psychadelica, DMT Quest, Limitless, human potential, natural DMT production, the effects of darkness on the human brain, plant medicines, integrating and understanding dark experiences, the art of listening and being a true friend, recent world changes, the first global event, epi-artistic phenomena on a global scale, where to find truth, getting out of comfort zones and awakening truth, telephone data technologies, artificial intelligence and cyborg terrariums, nanotechnology, how technology impacts modern life, getting past differences, plant medicines and psychedelics,  Ben's music career, his band Hierosonic, composing soundtracks for films, and finding your voice.

    1 hr 8 min
  • #26- Charles Eisenstein (Writer)

    In this 26th Episode of Chris Dyer's Podcast show, he begins his USA tour by interviewing author and speaker Charles Eisenstein.   

    They talk about safety and humanity, avoiding death, quality of life, security and control, risk aversion, the internet of things and of people, the paradise of perfect control, using science to push ideologies, "V" questions, how to bring the spirit of the gift into the modern society, crypto-currency, the roles of philanthropy, the waste and side effects of green technologies and carbon accounting, marine reserves, hope for humanity, psychedelic medicines and the invasion of death into life.

    51 min
  • #25- Spero (Visionary Artist)

    In this 25th Episode of Chris Dyer's Podcast show, he interviews his artist friend Ashley Spero!  Spero (spero_art) is a visionary artist based in Asheville, North Carolina.  
    They talk about Chris' family Quilmanà artist retreat, her art, channeling art and spirits from other dimensions, healing people with paintings, the difference between insects and cell phones, psychic abilities, alien tribes, painting on wood, painting with markers, art school, Asheville and the Blue Ridge Mountains, working with teas and herbs, plant medicine and guides, tearing down the Patriarchy, feminine energy to heal society, diving deep into experiences for paintings, abuses by Herbert Quinteros, abusing power, female power revival, the Visionary Muses, painting portraits, using art to raise up other humans, Chris' failings in dealing with Herbert's abuses, how men can learn from Chris, artists of Asheville, NC.

    1 hr 10 min
  • #24- Judea Star (Psychic Healer)

    In this 24th Episode of Chris Dyer's Artist Podcast show, he interviews his artist friend Judea Star!  Judea is psychic healer and sound healer.  
    They talk about Cusco and ancient ruins, psychic and sound healings, sound bowls, psychic powers, views into shadow, visions of the future, helping ghosts to move on, the afterlife and perspectives on life after having died, visions from multidimensional aliens, soul retrievals, past lives, the oversoul, twin flames and soulmates, soul groups, planetary healing and purging.

    49 min

About Chris Dyer's Creative Friends

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This is a fun Podcast where artist Chris Dyer interviews his different creative friends all around the world. It's mostly visual artists but also people creating positive magic in other fields. These…